Repair-strip for buttonhole portions of articles of apparel.



No. 699,827. Patented May l3, I902.

J. P. STOUT. REPAIR STRIP FOR BUTTONHULE PORTIONS 0F ARTICLES 0F APPAREL.

(Application filed June 4, 1901-.) (lilo Model.)

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN P. STOUT, OF IYASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

REPAIR-STRIP FOR BUTTONHOLE PORTIONS OF ARTICLES OF APPAREL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 699,827, dated May 13, 1902.

Application filed June 4,1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN P. STOUT, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Vashington, District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Repair-Strips for Buttonhole Portions of Articles of Apparel, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is designed for the production of an improved repair-strip for articles of apparel, the same being intended particularly for use in repairing or renewing those portions of the neckband of a shirt or collar or of the wristband of a cuif which contain the buttonholes and which become torn or disunited in the laundry or by wear.

The object of the invention is to provide a strong and durable strip for the purpose described which may be readily and quickly applied to the untorn portions of the neckband of a shirt or to the corresponding portions of other articles of apparel, by means of which the buttonhole therein maybe restored and the article of apparel to which it is applied made capable of further use.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will beset forth in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is afront elevation of a shirt, showing the neckband thereof broken or torn away prior to the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing my improved repair-strip applied to the front and rear portions of the neckband. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a collar, showing one end thereof, in which the buttonhole was formed, broken or torn away and the other end thereof repaired by the use of one of my improved strips. Fig. 4 is a similar view of a cuff. Fig. 5 is a view of the blank from which the repair-strip employed for the front of the neckband of a shirt is made. Fig. 6 is an elevation and section of a completed strip designed for repairing the front of the neckband of a shirt. Fig. '71s a View of the blank from which the strip designed for use on a collar or cud is made. Fig. 8 is a section and elevation of the strip for use on a collar or cuff in its completed condition, and Fig. 9 is an elevation and section of a modified construction Serial No 63,117- (No model.)

of repair-strip for the front of the ncckband of a shirt.

Likev reference-numerals indicate like parts in the different views.

It is a well-known fact that aftercontinued use and frequent launderings those portions of the neckband of a shirt or collar or of the wristband of a culf which contain the but tonholes will become mutilated or broken away, rendering the particular article of apparel unfit for further use. By means of my improved repair-strip, however, I am enabled to readily, quickly, and effectually restore the mutilated or broken-awaybuttonhole portion, so that the particular article of apparel to which the same is applied may be rendered serviceable for a further period or until the remaining portions thereof are worn out.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings I have shown the front at 2 and at the back at 3, so that the portions thereof which originally contained the buttonholes are completely detached. In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have also shown one end of a collar 1 broken away at 5, so that the buttonhole portion thereof is partially removed. A similar broken-away portion is shown at 6 in Fig. at of the drawings on the wristband of a cuff 7.

To repair the broken-away portion of the neckband l of the shirt, at the front thereof,

and to renew the buttonhole which was originally formed therein, I employ the repair strip 8. (Illustrated in Figs. 2, 5, and 6 of the drawings.) The said strip is preferably made from an inelastic fabric, the blank being originally substantially circular in form, as shown in Fig. 5. The said blankis formed with incisions or recesses 9 at two diametrically opposite points and is creased or folded inwardly along the lines 10, 11, and 12 to form in the completed strip a plurality of layers or thicknesses of material along the upper edge thereof, through which layers a buttonhole 13 is worked or otherwise formed. The different layers of material along the upper edge of the strip in which the buttonhole 13 is formed provide for increased strength at this point, and the same are preferably cemented, pasted, starched, or otherwise permanently secured one to the other. Either before or .neckband 1 of a shirt broken away in the edge of the completed strip 8 concave, so that it will conform to the shape of the upper edge of the neckband 1 of'the shirt. This shaping or molding of the upper edge of the strip may, however. be effected by any othersuitable means. It will thus beseen that a substantially crescent-shaped strip is finally produced, having a reinforced portion along the upper edge thereof which terminates short of its outer ends and having two flaps below the rein forced portion. The result of this construction is that that portion of the strip in which the buttonhole 18 is formed is of increased strength, stiffness, and rigidity and that'those portions on opposite sides thereof and below the reinforced part aredouble and at the same time are substantially thin.

In applying the improved strip the same is placed upon the shirt, with the upper reinforced edge thereof bridging the mutilated portion 2 of the neckband 1 and with the flaps or wings 14 lying in contact with the inner and outer surfaces, respectively, of the upper end of the shirt-bosom. The same may be secured in place by any suitable means; but I prefer and intend to apply to the inner surfaces of both the flaps 14c and of the ends .ofthe strip a coating of cement or other adhesive material which by the application of moisture or heat theretowill cause said strip .button. I

the lower end or the flaps 14E of the strip 8 will strip is applied. I The said strip may be applied in the manner set forth readily and quickly and when so applied will firmly ad- 'here to the shirt, so that the buttonhole 13 therein may be utilized for the front collar- It will of course be understood that extend at an angle to the reinforced or thickened upper end of said strip in order to enable the two parts'of the strip to fit closely against both the neckband and bosom of the s irt.

To repair or renew the buttonhole portion atthe rear of the shirt-band 1 or at the end ofthe'band of a collar or cuff, as illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4: of the drawings, I employ a repair-strip 15. (Shown in detail in Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings.) The blank 16 from which the said strip is made is of elongated shape, 'as' shown in Fig. 7, and is formed with indentations 17 18 at points intermediate its ends, providing the end sections 19 and the central section 20. The said blank is creased and folded along the lines 21 22 23, so as to form a thickened or reinforced portion at one end of the completed strip, as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The sections 19,

which constitute flaps in the completed strip, are provided with buttonholes 24, and the inner surfaces of said sections are provided with cement or other adhesive material. To apply this form of strip to the broken buttonhole end of a shirt band, collar, or cuff, the

flaps 19 of the strip are placed upon opposite sides of the broken or mutilated end and caused to adhere thereto, either by moistening or heating the adhesive in aterial,by stitching, or other suitable means. When so applied, the buttonhole 24 will occupy the position of the original buttonhole and the article of apparel to which the strip is applied is in condition for further use. It willof course be understood that the different layers or folds of material which form the reinforced or thickened end of the strip 15 are secured to each other by cementing, stitching, or other means.

Instead of forming the reinforced upper end of the strip 8 by folding the blank of which the same is made along the lines 10,

11, and 12 I may produce the additional strength and reinforcement of thebuttonhole-containing portion of said strip by an additional piece'of fabric or other material.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings I have shown the strip 8 bent at one point only along its upper edge, with an interposed reinforcing.

strip 25 cemented or otherwise secured thereto, as clearlyshown. The buttonhole 13 extends through the supplemental strip 25 and through the adjacent portions of the blank from which the strip 8 is made, and

, This form of my invention will be applied to the frontof the shirt-band 1 in the manner above described.

The depending flaps 14 in the forms of my invention shown in Figs. 6 and 9 ofthe drawings may be cemented, pasted, or otherwise secured to each other, if desired, or one of said flaps may be entirely dispensed with. The ends of the strip beyond the reinforced portion of the upper edge thereof may also be cemented together, if desired. When so constructed, the side ends and lower por tions of the'strip are .thinner than the reinforced upper edge and will readily conform to any inequalities-in the shirt to which it is applied; but of course there is provided but a single layer of material for attachment to the shirt. 7

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a repair or renewal strip for the buttonhole por tions of articles of apparel, the said strip containing a buttonhole and having a reinforced end and an adjacent thin portion, the said re inforced end being formed by a plurality of folds in the blank from which the strip is made. I

2. As a new article of manufacture, a repair or renewal strip for the buttonhole po1= tions of articles of apparel, the same containing a buttonhole and having a thin portion and a thick or reinforced portion adjacent thereto, the thin portion of said strip being provided with attaching means, and the thick or reinforced portion being formed by a plurality of folds in the blank from which the strip is made.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a repair or renewal strip for the buttonhole portions of articles of apparel, the same containing a buttonhole, having a reinforced end formed by a plurality of folds in the blank from which the strip is made, and having a flap extending beyond the reinforced portion.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a repair or renewal strip for the buttonhole portions'of articles of apparel, the same containing a buttonhole, having a reinforced end formed by a plurality of folds in the blank from which the strip is made, and having a plurality of flaps extending beyond the reinforced portion.

5. As a new.article of manufacture a repair or renewal strip for the buttonhole portions of articles of apparel, the same having a concave reinforced upper end containing a buttonhole, and a plurality of flaps extending below and beyond the opposite side ends of the reinforced portion.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a repair or renewal strip for the'buttonhole portions of articles of apparel, the same having a concave reinforced upper end containing a buttonhole, and a flap extending below and beyond the opposite side ends of the reinforced portion.

7. Asa new article of manufacture, a re pair or renewal strip for the'buttonhole portions of articles of apparel, the samehaving a concave reinforced upper end containing a buttonhole, and a flap extending below and beyond the opposite side ends of the reinforced portion, the said flap extending atan angle to the reinforced portion.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a repair or renewal strip for the buttonhole portions of articles of apparel, the same having a concave reinforced upper end formedby a plurality of folds'in the blank from which said strip is made, cemented or otherwise secured together and containing a buttonhole, and flaps extending below the reinforced portion and beyond the opposite side ends thereof.

9. As a new article of manufacture, a re pair or renewal strip for the buttonhole portions of articles of apparel, the said strip be ing made from a blank having incisions or indentations in. the opposite side'edges thereof and bent'or folded and shaped to form a concave reinforced upper end, the folds being cemented or otherwise secured to each other,

containing a buttonhole, and'terminating short of the side and lower edges of the body of said strip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set Witnesses:

WM. M. SrooKnnincE, Gno. W. REA. 

